– Students at Ramapo College in New Jersey planned a barbecue to encourage students to register to vote, but it was deemed too “military and recruitment-oriented.” The culprit was a poster of Uncle Sam saying “We want you…to come to our BBQ.”

– After a failed barbecue joint, Curt Sheard sold Mason jars full of his barbecue sauce in Fort Myers, Florida. Now it’s headed to Wal-Mart shelves.

– Chapter 2 of the Kansas City barbecue video series, Burnt Legend, looks at the modern burnt end.